Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is likely to rotate
his squad, and could give a debut to
goalkeeper David Ospina.
Tomas Rosicky, Joel Campbell and Lukas
Podolski will also hope to start, but Mathieu
Debuchy is out for three months after
undergoing ankle surgery.
Youngsters Isaac Hayden, Chuba Akpom and
Semi Ajayi may feature, as could fit-again
midfielder Abou Diaby.
Southampton hope James Ward-Prowse and
Maya Yoshida will be fit despite being forced
off with injuries at Swansea.
Toby Alderweireld is likely to again miss out
with a hamstring problem.
Forward Sadio Mane is set to make his first
appearance since joining from Red Bull
Salzburg.
Victory in last season's FA Cup final ended
Arsenal's nine-year wait for silverware, but
the League Cup is the one domestic trophy
that has so far eluded Arsene Wenger in his
18-year tenure as Gunners boss.
In fairness the Frenchman has rarely
prioritised the competition, and despite
reaching the final on two occasions, he has
often chosen to blood youngsters in the early
rounds.
However, Arsenal's recent recruitment, which
has taken their wage bill above Chelsea's for
the first time in more than a decade, means
the Gunners have a raft of senior players in
need of a run-out on Tuesday.
Ronald Koeman gained his first win as
Southampton boss as Saints eliminated
Millwall in the second round.
That victory has proved a catalyst for an
encouraging run of form that has yielded three
successive Premier League wins, taking Saints
up to second in the table - their highest top-
flight position since 1988.
A first victory at the Emirates would give them
five consecutive wins in all competitions -
which would be their best run for over three
years.
Head-to-head
Arsenal are unbeaten in their last 10
matches against Southampton in all
competitions (W6, D4) since losing 3-2
at St Mary's in the Premier League in
November 2002.
This is the fifth time the sides have
been paired together in the League Cup.
Arsenal advanced on all four previous
occasions.
Arsenal
The Gunners' last domestic defeat at the
Emirates was their 2-0 loss to Chelsea
in the fourth round of last season's
League Cup.
Arsenal have won nine of their last 11
home League Cup ties, scoring 29 times,
with their only defeats coming against
Manchester City in 2011-12 and
Chelsea in 2013-14.
They have failed to keep a clean sheet
in their last nine matches in this
competition, a sequence that began
with defeat to Birmingham in the
2010-11 final.
The last time Arsenal failed to advance
to the fourth round of this competition
was in 2002-03, when they were
eliminated by Sunderland.
Southampton
Saints have reached the fourth round of
this competition in each of the last
three seasons.
They have scored exactly two goals in
each of their last three third round
matches.
They were League Cup runners-up in
1979.


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...I hope Campbell starts tomorrow, he is just gonna rot if his stay on the bench continues....
and diaby also......mehn, i hav missed dat guy,....#COYG

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